Israeli Hostages Return Home After Two Years in Captivity
The release ends 737 days of captivity for 20 hostages and follows a ceasefire deal enabling humanitarian aid to Gaza, with nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners also freed.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump welcomed the return of 20 surviving hostages after nearly 740 days in captivity, part of a deal that ended their ordeal.
- On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas militants struck, kidnapping 251 people and leaving many victims and presumed dead in their assault.
- Transferred in two waves, the freed captives included the first group of seven Monday morning and a second wave of 13, with Matan Zangauker reuniting with family.
- With the ceasefire, UNICEF plans 600 trucks a day to deliver humanitarian aid into Gaza, while a convoy of coffins returned to Israel amid hostage families mourning.
- Negotiators will press to force Hamas to disarm under a complex deal, while international recovery efforts seek at least 28 bodies Hamas holds and must hand over.
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After more than two years of captivity, the last twenty Israeli hostages still held by Hamas returned to freedom on Monday. In the Israeli media, some of them spoke about their conditions of detention.
Shocking testimonies after two years of captivity
They also released Palestinian prisoners.
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